2011 Advanced Rhinology Concepts Scheduled for November
Mark your calendars for the 2011 Advanced Rhinology Concepts (ARC) CME event, scheduled for November 4-6. Sponsored by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, the continuing…
Michael Byrd, MD Recruited to UTHealth and Memorial Hermann
Board-certified otolaryngologist Michael Byrd, MD, has joined the medical staff of Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital from Albany ENT and Allergy Services in Albany, New York. In his new role, Dr. Byrd, who is also assistant…
UT Physicians Opens Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic in Southwest Houston
Southwest Houston’s growing population has prompted UT Physicians to open a new Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic at at the corner of Beltway 8 and Bellaire Boulevard. “We want our services to be more accessible to people in the suburbs, including…
UTHealth Audiology Program Expands
Two new audiologists have joined the staff of UTHealth Audiology, which operates a hearing, tinnitus and balance clinic directed by Nabil Al-Muhtaseb, MB, CHB, MS, CCC-A., UTPhysicians audiologist affiliated with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. Chris…
9 UTHealth Medical Students Match in Otorhinolaryngology
2011 marked the first year the number of successful matches to residency programs for American medical school seniors exceeded 15,000, according to data released in March by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Overall, 80 percent of students matched to…
Residency and Fellowship Update
Three residents and two fellows completed their training in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School in June 2011, and two new residents will begin their training…
Ron Karni, MD Invited to Speak in Panama
Ron Karni, MD, a board-certified otorhinolaryngologist at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, was among a group of 10 physicians from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School invited to deliver lectures at the National Cancer Institute…
Coding for Innovation
Martin J. Citardi, MD Professor & Chair Otorhinolaryngologists, like other physicians, consider innovation to be a core driver in improving the health of patients, since innovation offers the promise of new therapeutic alternatives. In the ideal world, innovation improves…
Management of Thyroid Nodules in Children
Sancak Yuksel, MD Associate Professor In contrast to adults, the diagnosis of a thyroid nodule in children is rare. In these cases, the workup and treatment generally follows the guidelines set forth by the American Thyroid Association (ATA) and…
What is Laryngoplasty?
Ronda Alexander, MD Assistant Professor Often in medicine, our ability to treat disease outpaces our reconstructive capacity. This was long the case in Otolaryngology which for years provided curative surgery but had little to offer patients who suffered cosmetic…